Re: HELP!!! NEWBIE IN TROUBLE

> I've loaded Oracle 8i on Red Hat Linux 6.2, the install itself went smooth
> (After a couple false starts) but it seems to have
> completed successfully. I connect to my instance via 'svrmgrl' and login as
> 'connect internal' (I've logged in as system/manager as
> well). It seems to connect, I try to start the instance 'startup nomount' and
> I get the following error.
>
> SVRMGR> startup nomount;
> ORACLE instance started.
> ORA-01012: not logged on
>
> I can't seem to stay connected to my instance. I quit 'svrmgrl' and do a 'ps
> -ef' and see the Oracle processes running in Linux. It seems like the only
> command I can successfully issue is 'shutdown abort' ('shutdown immediate'
> fails too). Someone suggested I verify the NLS_LANG variable, which was set.
> This happens each and every time I try to connect. I can't figure out why I
> can't maintane my connection to the instance. If someone could offer a tip or
> solution I would be extremly greateful I'm sort of getting
> towards the end of my rope here.

Why are you doing startup nomount?

Why not just issue the command "STARTUP" and let the poor thing start?

Then try the following:

SELECT count(*)
FROM dba_tables;

If you get a number it is up and running properly. Then you need to exist Server Manager and log on through SQL*Plus.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Tue Jan 16 2001 - 23:52:09 CST